Sign



A. J. ZANGERLE ET'AL SIGN Filed Oct. 5l, 1927 Aug. 14, 1928.

Patented Aug. 14, 192e UNITE'DK 'STATES AUGUSTUS J. ZANGERLE, or

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BUFFALO, AND `ILLIAM ZANGERLE, 0F `MOUNT MORRIS, NEW YORK.

SIGN. .Y

-v Application filed October y51, 1927. Serial No. 229,827.

Our invention relates to improvements in signs, and more particularly tochangeable signs for store or other display windows.

The primary object of our invention is `the provision of a` simple andVinexpensive sign` of'this kind Whichhas its body portion integral andpreferably stamped of' sheet metal and `which is provided with meanswhereby cards Aare adapted to be interchangeably held. Y

Another object of our invention is the fprovision of a sign of the kindmentioned inwhich card receiving or display openings are formed inanintegral metallic 4plate and retainer flanges provided for the cardswhich arestruck up from the metal above and beneath suchopenings. o

A further object of our invention-is the provision of a sign of the kindmentioned,

`adapted to be secured to a store or other displa `window and havinginterchangeable cards caring letters, figures, or otherv characters andarrangedV in horizontal rows spaced apart, and in providing the signwith openings bet-Ween said horizontal rows of cards for the passage oflight therethrough.

With the above and other objects in View,

the invention consists in the novel features i of construction and inthe arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter described andmore particularly pointed out in the subjoined claims. In the drawings Fig. l is a frontelevation of a sign constructed in accordance `with ourinvention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the same.showing the sign applied to the inner side of a storeor other displaywindow. y Y

Fig. 3 is a Ahorizontal section taken on Vline 3,-3, Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 `is a horizontal section taken on vline 4 4, l. Y

sufficient size to displaya number of lines Votv printed matter.

The sign substantially rectangular and the marginal portions thereof arestiflened bycurling the metal around a wire or wires 7, as at 8. i i

`For the purpose of providing a finish to the upper end of the sign, aname plate 9 is riveted or otherwise Vsecured thereto on` which anydesired matter may be embossed, g

cast, or otherwise applied.

Transverse card-receiving or display openings 10 are cut out of the bodyportion, and these are arranged in a vertical series, the openingsextending almost from' side edge to side edge of said. bodyportion. If

desired, the lowermost card-receiving or diss play opening may .beconsiderably, larger than the remaining openings, but such ar rangementis merely a matter of choice and depends considerably on themanufacturer or `the purpose for which :the sign is tobe used. VThesecard o enino's 10 as the ma c a Y be referred to, are arranged betweenopen ings ll, which are transversely coeXtensive with the card openings10, and are separated therefrom by transverse bars 12.

The metal displaced from the body p0rtion 6 to form the card openings 10is completely severed from the body portion and scrapped, while themetalidisplaced to form thespacing openings 1l is utilized to forni cardretainer flanges 13.

Therlnetal displaced to forni the` upper-` most spacing opening 11 is`bent rearwardly and downwardlyupon the cross bar v12 di- 'rectlybeneathand spaced therefrom to form acard guide 14, while the metal displacedto form the lowermost spacing opening 11-is bent rearwardly and upwardlyupon the cross bar l2 directly above and spaced therefrom to form a cardguide 15. The metal displaced fronrthe remaining spacing open.- ings 11is partly bent rearwardly and upwardly and partly rearwardly anddownwardly, and for this purpose it must `be slit transversely and in aline centrally between the upper and lower edges of'said spacingopenings the metal thusdisplaced forming the retainer flanges on theintermediate bars 12 to form card guides 16. Theseveral retainer.flanges13 are arranged on the rear los side of the body portion so that thefront i side, which is the side displayed through a Cil store or otherwindow, indicated by the numeral 17, has a finished appearance. y

By providing spacing openings between the card openings l() and alsoabove and beneath the series of said openings, light is allowed to passthrough the sign and enter the interior of a store when the sign issecured to a store window. This we consider an important feature of ourinvention, particularly in respect to the manner in which these spacingopenings are formed, as signs designed to be secured to store and likedisplay windows, while considered desirable from the viewpoint of havingan attractive location, are not conunonly so used, due to the fact thatthey obstruct the passage of light into the interior of the store'.

The guides 14, l5 and 1G are open at their ends, as at 18, so that'cards19 may be conveniently placed betweentwo opposed retainer flangesdisposed at opposite sides of each card opening, and these cardspreferably contain a single letter or other character so that they maybearranged to form any desired word, or impart any desired information. l

By making the lowermost card opening somewhat larger than the remainingcard openings, a card of special size will be required for this opening,thus enabling a merchant using the sign to display the par ticnlarmatter of interest in more attractive form. In the sign shown in thedrawings the price is placed within the large card opening, whereastheparticular article thus priced is disclosed by assembling cards toindicate the goods oiered at such a price. The cards are easilyremovable so that the matter displayed kmay be changed as often asdesired.

For the purpose of attaching the sign to a window, as indicated in Fig.2, rubber suction cups 2O are secured to the body' portion of the signat the corners thereof, these being fastened to the sign in any approvedmanner. By moistening the window, or the edges of the cups, it is simplynecessary to press these cups against the window, when thesuctioncreated therein, upon releasing pressure, will assure a secure fasteningof the signy to the window. When fastened in place, the cards may beconveniently placed within the card guides formed by the retainerflanges 13 and they are as readily removable therefrom to permit ofchanging the Vsign without removingthe same from the window. Y

Having thus described our invention,

' l. A sign having an integral body portion openings.

provided with a Vertical series of transversely elongated card openings,spacing openings between said card openings, transverse bars betweensaid card and spacing openings having inlegral card retainer llanges,the retainer flanges of the cross bars above and below each card openingbeing oppositely arranged, and an element bearing characters removablyfitted between oppositely arranged retainer flanges and c isplayedthrough said card openings.

2. A sign formed of a sheet of metal having card openings, spacingopenings adjacent said card openings, and bars between said cardopenings and said spacing openings, each ot said bars having an integralretainer flange along at least one 'of its edges formed from the metaldisplaced to form at least a part of one of said spacing openings, andCards removably retained by the retainer flanges of said bars anddisplayed through said eardopenings.

3. A sign formed of a sheet of metal having transverse card openings,transverse spacing-openings, and cross bars between said card openingsand said spacing openings, each of said'cross bars having integralretainer flanges along its upper and lower edges formed by materialhaving been displaced yfrom said sheet of metal to form said spacingopenings, and cards removably inserted between said cross bars and theirretainer flanges to be displayed through said card openings.

4. A sign having a body portion formed of a flat sheet of metal, avertical series of card openings formed in said body portion, spacingopenings transversely co-extensive with said card openings, said spacingopenings being arranged above and beneath said series of card openingsand also between said card openings, cross bars above and beneath eachcard opening and separating said card openings from saidspacingopenings, said cross bars having integral retainer flanges along theirupper and lower edges formed by rebending the marginal portions thereofrearwardly,7 and retaining such rebent portions in spaced relationthereto, said o relient portions having been displaced from said bodyportion to form said spacing openings, and cards bearing charactersremovably inserted in the spacesbetween said cross bars and theirretainer flanges, said cards being displayed through said card Inwitness whereof we aflix our signatures.

AUGUSTUS J. ZANGERLE. 'WILLIAM J. ZANGERLE.

